Newspaper delivery recorder



Oct. 7, '1 947.

R. L. KELLY NEWSPAPER DELIVERY RECORDER '2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed July 31, 1945 Inventor 2.49,

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NEWSPAPER DELIVERY RECORDER Filed July 31 1945 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Inventor @Zefrf L. Ke/

Patented Oct. 7, 1947 UN I T ED STATES PATENT OFF! CE NEWSPAPER DELIVERY RECORDER. Robert L. Kelly, Capitol Heights, Application July 31 1945 Serial K955019921 4 Claims; 1

to a newspaper delivery object is to provide the This invention relates recorder, and its primary newspaper delivery boy with a record of the deliveries made to a customer so as to avoid con,- troversies and disputes.

Another object of the invention is to suspend the paper within convenient reach of the customer and to preserve the cleanliness thereof by keeping it out of contact with the pavement or ground.

The above and other objects may be attained by employing this invention which embodies, among its features, a wall-engaging supporting member having, at its upper end, aprotective hood, a horizontally extending shaft supported beneath the hood, a clip pivoted to the shaft by which the paper is clamped between the supporting member and clip and out of contact with the ground a receptacle pivoted on the supporting shaft, and means on. the receptacle cooperating with a punch means on the clip for punching out an identifying part of the suspended newspaper and depositing the'part in the receptacle. ii

Other features include a door on the receptacle which is retained by a lock, the key to which is to be carried by the delivery boy so that access to the receptacle may be had by him only whereby the punched out part of the newspaper is accessible to the delivery boy to provide him with an accurate record of the deliveries made. Other features include a slot in the casing through which coins may be inserted so that the customer may conveniently pay for the delivery of his newspaper.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a front view in elevation of a newspaper delivery recorder embodying the features of this invention,

Figure 2 is a side View of Figure 1,

Figure 3 is a vertical sectional View through Figure 1,

Figure 4 is a view similar to Figure 3 showing the recorder in position to receive a newspaper,

Figure 5 is a front view of the recorder showing the receptacle and itssupporting carriage removed,

Figure 6 is a rear view of the device, a part of the wall-engaging supporting member being broken away to more clearly illustrate certain features of the construction, and

Figure '7 is a bottom plan view of Figure 1.

Referring to the drawings in detail, a Wallengaging supporting frame I 0 is provided along opposite vertical marginal edges with outstanding flanges I l, the ,upper ends of which bulge outwardly to form an enlarged chamber beneath an integral hood [2. Formed in the flanges l i. beneath the hood l2 are aligned openings through which a shaft !3 is adapted to extend. This shaft is provided at one end with a head l4 and at its opposite end with an aperture through which a cotter pin I5 is extended to hold the shaft from withdrawal once it has been placed in proper position. ,Pivotally mounted on the shaft #3 midway of. its length is a clip IS, the lower end of which is curved, as at IT, to cooperate with the wall-engaging supporting member I 0 in holding a newspaper suspended within the device. A coil spring l8 encircles the shaft l3 adjacent Opposite side edges of the clip H5, and these springs are provided with clipengaging arms I 9 and rearwardly extending arms 20 which are adapted to contact the wall-engaging supporting member 5E] adjacent its upper end to hold the springs against rotation about the shaft. It will thus be seen. that the clip member l6 willbe yieldingly force into contact with the wall-engaging supporting member in order firmly to clamp a newspaper in place. Formed at the upper end of the clip mber i6 is a forwardly extending arm'ZL'the urpose of which'wili be more fully hereinafter described. A punch 22 is carried by "the clip member i6 adjacent its junction with the curved portion 1?, the purpose of which will he more fully hereinafter explained.

Pivotally supported on the shaft i3 adjacent the out-turned flanges H is a cover member designated generaily 2-3. This co er member comprises a plate 25 having inturned flanges 25 which are pierced to receive the shaft i3 so as to form a box-like front cover member for enclosing the clip l6. Formed in the upper end of the plate 24 in alignment with the arm 2i is a notch 25 which is adapted to receive the free end of the arm so that when the cover member is tilted, as suggested in Figure 4, it will engage the arm and lift the clip member i6 against the force of the spring l8, though there is sufficient 10st motion between the parts to permit the cover member 23 to swing outwardly to substantially the full line position in Figure4 before the bottom of the notch 25 engages the arm 2|. Arranged near the upper end of the cover member 23 is a window 21, beneath which the name and address of the customer may be supported for display, and arranged in the front wall 24 below the window 21 is a slot 28 through which coins may be inserted into the receptacle, to be more fully hereinafter described. Attached to the inner side of the front wall 24 is a box-like receptacle 29, the lower end of which is Open and is adapted to receive a plug 30 held in closed position by means of a suitable lock 3|, the bolt 32 of which projects through the innermost wall of the receptacle adjacent its lower end. The key to the lock 3! is preferably retained by the delivery boy so that he alone will have access to the interior of the receptacle 29, and formed in the rear wall of the receptacle 29 is a die opening 33 which, When the parts are in fully closed position, receives the punch 22 carried by the clip Hi.

In operation, when a newspaper is delivered, the main bulk of the paper is placed beneath the clip 16 so that the curved portion l1 engages and firmly clamps the paper against the wallengaging supporting member in. The first page of the paper, or any other page selected, is then placed over the punch 22 in alignment with a suitable paper-identifying means, such as a date line, and upon closing the cover 23, the die opening 33 will engage the page of the paper positioned over the punch so that when pressure is applied, the portion of the paper covering the punch will be severed from the main body or the paper and deposited in the receptacle 29. In this way, a definite record of the delivery of the paper is deposited in the receptacle, and inasmuch as the key is held by the delivery boy, a permanent record of the newspapers delivery is made By thus punching out a portion of the paper which definitely establishes its delivery, controversies between the customer and the delivery boy may be readily settled by examining the contents of the receptacle 29 so that the customer will not be compelled to pay for undelivered papers. By providing the coin slot 28, payment for the paper may be conveniently made by the customer depositing the necessary funds in the receptacle through the coin slot.

While in the foregoing there has been shown and described the preferred embodiment of this invention, it is to be understood that minor changes in the details of construction and combination and arrangements of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is:

1. A newspaper delivery recorder comprising a clip for suspending a newspaper, a punch carried by the clip, a receptacle, and a die carried by the receptacle for cooperation with the punch in removing an identifying part of the suspended newspaper.

2. A newspaper delivery recorder comprising a clip hinged to swing about a horizontal axis, a punch on the clip, a receptacle hinged to swing about the horizontal axis, and a die carried by the receptacle for cooperation with the punch in removing an identifying part of a newspaper held beneath the clip.

3. A newspaper delivery recorder comprising a wall-engaging supporting member, a hood at the upper end thereof, a pivot bar beneath the hood, a clip pivotally supported on the bar, and a spring for yieldingly urging the clip into contact with the supporting member, a receptacle pivotally suspended on the bar, and punching means for removing an identifying part of a newspaper held by the clip for delivering the removed identifying part to the receptacle.

4. A newspaper delivery recorder comprising a wall-engaging supporting member, a hood at the upper end thereof, a pivot bar beneath the hood, a clip pivotally supported on the bar, and a spring for yieldingly urging the clip into contact with the supporting member, a receptacle pivotally suspended on the bar, a punch on the clip, and a die carried by the receptacle for cooperation with the punch in removing an identifying part from a newspaper suspended by the clip.

ROBERT L. KELLY.

REFERENCES CITED UNITED STATES PATENTS Name Date Robertson et al Dec. 1, 1914 Number 

